HC Deb 20 July 2004 vol 424 c220W
Mr. Wiggin

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the percentage of fraud crimes perpetrated against elderly people in England and Wales in each of the last five years. [185215]

Ms Blears

No estimates have been made of fraud crime against the elderly. Statistics on fraud and forgery offences recorded by the police in England and Wales are published annually in "Crime in England and Wales". The latest volume covering 2003–04 is due to be published on 22 July.